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    Mar 5, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  1. The Amtrak fantasy

    WASHINGTON -- There is something about Amtrak -- perhaps the romance of railroads or the promise of relieving traffic congestion and economizing on oil and greenhouse gas emissions -- that causes otherwise sensible people to lose contact with reality. The reality is that Amtrak is a waste of taxpayers' money and has been since its creation in 1970. It doesn't significantly reduce congestion, fuel use or greenhouse gases. Amtrak is too small to have any appreciable effect in any of these areas. Yet, Amtrak retains an aura of respectability with much of the public and many "experts," who believe it should survive and, perhaps, expand.
    WASHINGTON -- There is something about Amtrak -- perhaps the romance of railroads or the promise of relieving traffic congestion and economizing on oil and greenhouse gas emissions -- that causes otherwise sensible people to lose contact with reality. The...

    Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Travel, Environmental Issues, Brookings Institution, Transportation

    2. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Obama to announce picks to head Energy Department, EPA

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama is expected Monday to name Massachusetts Institute of Technology nuclear physicist Ernest J. Moniz to lead the Energy Department, and the Environmental Protection Agency's clean-air chief, Gina McCarthy, to run that agency,...

    Tags: White House, Politics, Natural Gas, Elections, Ecosystems

    3. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. California leads nation in advanced bio-fuel companies, report says

    It isn't often that one gets to say that California has gotten it right in terms of attracting and supporting cutting-edge business enterprises. But in advanced bio-fuels, a new report says the state is leading the way.
    It isn't often that one gets to say that California has gotten it right in terms of attracting and supporting cutting-edge business enterprises. But in advanced bio-fuels, a new report says the state is leading the way. E2, also known as Environmental...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues, Business Enterprises, Chevron Corportion

    4. Dec 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Eat your meal(worms)! If nothing else, it could help the planet

    Do you want to fight global warming? Do you like eating worms?
    Do you want to fight global warming? Do you like eating worms? If so, two scientists at Wageningen University in the Netherlands have an idea for you: Start substituting mealworms for the conventional animal proteins in your diet such as chicken, beef...

    Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Weather, Global Change, Environmental Issues, Agriculture

    5. Dec 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Kerry expected to elevate climate change as secretary of state

    Secretary of State nominee John Kerry, with 20 years of concern about climate change, is expected to push the issue to center stage as a slow-motion crisis in need of a global solution.
    Secretary of State nominee John Kerry, with 20 years of concern about climate change, is expected to push the issue to center stage as a slow-motion crisis in need of a global solution. When he sought to defeat President George W. Bush in 2004, the...

    Tags: Teresa Heinz Kerry, Weather, Ecosystems, Global Change, Environmental Issues

    6. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. State gets money to explore role of climate change on health

    Maryland has received $250,000 in federal funds to explore the role of climate change on people's health.
    Maryland has received $250,000 in federal funds to explore the role of climate change on people's health. The funding was awarded by the Centers for Disease Control, which has a program aimed at preparing local communities to deal with the health affects...

    Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Weather, Ecosystems, Global Change, Environmental Issues

    7. Jan 29, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  7. Letter: Support ethanol

    In response to Kenneth C. Blanchard's column Jan. 23, Mr. Blanchard blames most of the world's problems on the Democratic Party.  Mr. Blanchard blames the liberal Democrats for developing the ethanol industry which is helping the environment by lowering...

    Tags: Politics, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues, Biofuels, Ethanol

    8. Jan 28, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  8. Recipe for conservative revival

    WASHINGTON -- Happy days are not here again, but they are coming for conservatives. Barack Obama -- with the lowest approval rating (according to Gallup, 50 percent, four points lower than that of the National Rifle Association) of any re-elected president when inaugurated since the Second World War -- has a contradictory agenda certain to stimulate a conservative revival.
    WASHINGTON -- Happy days are not here again, but they are coming for conservatives. Barack Obama -- with the lowest approval rating (according to Gallup, 50 percent, four points lower than that of the National Rifle Association) of any re-elected...

    Tags: Ecosystems, Barack Obama, Keystone XL Pipeline, Conservation, The Wall Street Journal

    9. Jan 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. "Green electricity" -- cheaper and cleaner

    What if you could be greener and save money at the same time?
    Guest blogger
    What if you could be greener and save money at the same time? Well, you can.  By switching your home’s power to “green” electricity, you can reduce your household’s contribution to climate change by 24 percent while also...

    Tags: Politics, Civil and Public Service, Environmental Issues, Consumers, Prices

    10. Feb 5, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  10. Murkowski Announces National Energy Plan Proposal

    U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski says a national energy plan should cut harmful greenhouse gas emissions but should not simply raise the price of petroleum to reduce consumption.
    Channel 2 News
    U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski says a national energy plan should cut harmful greenhouse gas emissions but should not simply raise the price of petroleum to reduce consumption. Murkowski says the cost of heating homes in rural Alaska can be 50 percent of a...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Energy Resources, Wildlife

    11. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. World warm last year, but not like record US heat

    WASHINGTON (AP) — While the U.S. was smashing heat marks last year, the world as a whole barely slipped into the top 10 hottest years on record, two American science agencies said Tuesday.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — While the U.S. was smashing heat marks last year, the world as a whole barely slipped into the top 10 hottest years on record, two American science agencies said Tuesday. The global average temperature for last year would have...

    Tags: Weather, Global Change, Environmental Issues, Weather Statistics, NASA

    12. Jan 21, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  12. Obama speech hits several Florida-specific issues

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — If you listen carefully or read between the lines, President Barack Obama’s inaugural address touched on immigration reform and a number of issues of special importance to Floridians in...
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